Comedian Charlie Ballard's mother, Beulah, is back on the powwow trail getting ready for the Gathering of Nations Powwow 2016 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Beulah is returning to GON for the 3rd straight year with her massage booth, look for her in the traders tent, stop by say hello and...
Preparing a Thanksgiving dinner can be pretty brutal if you're making everything from scratch, here are a couple short cuts on getting the job done without all the hassle. Lets take a quick look into the preparation that my mom put into making an, "easy" , great tasting Thanksgiving dinner!...
The Pow Wow Calendar on PowWows.com is one of our most popular features. About two years ago the calendar had a major upgrade. We are continuing to make improvements and add new features. We need your help! Let us know what you want to see in the Pow Wow Calendar. How...
The holiday season is over. The eggnog is all gone. The pretty Christmas tree all put away. The cookies have been eaten. The gifts are unwrapped. The New Year’s powwows are over. It’s safe to say some of us Powwow Mom’s have the Post Christmas/Holiday blues. As a powwow mom,...
Remember the movie “Powwow Highway?” My favorite part was the beginning when Philbert got his new pony. We can all relate to those ponies because we grew up with them and they are still chugging around today, all rust and mismatched tires. I’m a car enthusiast. That’s a polite way...
As I approach my 53rd birthday near the end of this year, I’ve been reflecting that I’m really not THAT old, but sometimes I think I am, particularly when I think of how much things have changed in the powwow world. A few decades ago, powwows were becoming somewhat of...
Happy Middle of summer! Happy Pow-wowing!! This powwow mom has been one busy lady! I am a director for a powwow dance troupe located in California. And we have been rehearsing for the State Fair. We were selected to be a part of the cultural arts section. And this led...
The sun is shining. The grass is green. The weather is warm. What can this all mean? It indicates that POW-WOW season is starting!! What a warm and exciting time!!! Of course, that means that the sewing machines & beading hands are in full effect. All of the stuff we...
This blog is dedicated to all Moms everywhere. Right now, go look in a mirror and say, “Ho-lah, you are BEAUTIFUL and AWESOME!” Now go tell your Mom, or call her (texting, Facebooking, or Tweeting doesn’t count), and tell her how beautiful and awesome she is. And if she has...
Pow Wow Etiquette has been handed down to know these things as children when we went to the pow wows and it was always explained that , if we had no-nnative friends tagging along, these were the 4 most important rules of the trip. Here are my top tips for...
